The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-10

EtaIy-war Imminent 1sceI.
anenus.
By the Oceanic Company's steamship
8 Istralia, Captain H. C. Houdlette, we
nave dates to March I'd inclusive. Fol-
ioWing is summary of the news:
miscellaneous.
The steamer Lone Star, of the Morgan
line, and two bargeS filled with cotton,
vere burned at New York on the 28th of
february The loss on cotton was $50, 900;
he steamer was damaged to the extent Of
100000 The pier of the Morgan line was
g. 50 burned; total loss, $500, O0O.
A rumOr published in the London papers
Of the 18th ult., to the effect that the Cabi-
let had decided to prosecute Archbishop
-roke for advocating the nOnpayment of
axes caused temporary sensation in the
House of Commons. William Johnston,
ne Orange leader, asked Sir Michael
Hicks Beach what the Government in
ended to do regarding the Archbishop.
alr Michael declined to say more than that
the question was engaging the attention of
the Government. The Parnellites greeted
David Sheehy, member of Parliament
cor South Galway will be removed from
the Office of Sheriff of Limerick for pre-
siding at plan of campaign meeting.
The Dublin Executive has authorized all
the local Magistrates to proclaim every
Ian y- 'ampaign meeting, and to dem and
.-e stance of the military and police
"
-rs.
The Jdrviving Australian passengers
and the crew of the British emigrant ship
<apuuda, which was sunk in a collision
If the coast of Brazil on January goth,
Thel yer 300 passengers were drowned
ave arrived at Plymouth, England. The
casualty was reported by the ADVERTISER.
they confirm the statement that the bark
ala Melmore, with which the Kapunda
"'"ided. had no lights. The single women
~ he Kapunda's passengers had been
ID N their hunks by the matrOn Of the
.,, III accordance with the emigrant
-ues nd when the collision occurred
he sed horrible shrieks and frantically
-r cav, red to beat down the door until
sell sank.
mcnts with the new explosive
d mas been made under the super
3, -" Il the Russian Government, have
tended with great success. The ex-
.P possesses fifteen times greater de-
i've power than gunpowder. 1t does
~-cduce any smoke.
C sw Reiehstag will contain PIT sup
. lud $50 opponents to the Septen-
he or bor 81 Soy,-
only two are likely to break with
sr~ eminent on general issues. Thus
puted that outside the army ques-
III ice Bismarck will have 215 adher-
lr- elative gain of lis for the Govern
men.
Irama called "Schloss- Kronberg,"
written by the King OF Sweden, is about to
be 1roduced in the German theater at
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4 aondon dispatch of February 9th
says -ue British ship Locksley Hall, Cap.
tain Halliday, from San Francisco, came
in co sion with the steamer Regulus and
ship brenda and afterwards sank. The
Regnlus and Brenda were damaged.
The Tagblatt" (BerIin) says that owing
to the war scare emigration to America has
greatly increased, the emlgrants coming
chiefly from Hesse, Wurtemburg and
Baden
Heavy snow storms and hurricanes are
reps--rI from various parts of The United
Statrs nd Canada.
4 dispatch from Wellington, New Zea-
land. announces that fire in the principal
business block of that town caused damage
q b e1tent of E 10000.
"ie }ritish army authorities are buying !
Sc r.. mounts in Canada. The Indian
10y are drawing extensively on Austria |
breeding stations for mounts. The |
northwest Territory of Canada is destined |
become great horse raising section.
The remains of List, the composer, are |
not % oe removed TO Beyreuth,